Wildfire menaces Athens suburbs, forcing residents to flee
Athens | Greece’s worst wildfire this year spread into the Athens suburbs on Monday (Tuesday AEST), forcing hundreds of people to flee as it torched trees, homes and cars overnight and choked busy roads with smoke and ash.
The government has called in help from fellow EU members to tackle the fire that is burning out of control for a second day, fanned by gale-force winds and having spread from the wooded hills north of the city.
Reuters
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